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Thomas McGuane - Crow Fair: Stories (2015)

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We both liked children; we just didn't want any ourselves. There were children everywhere, and we saw no reason to start our own brand. Young couples plunge into parenthood and about half the time they end up with some ghastly problem on their hands. We thought we'd leave that to others.

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I had just settled Grandma on her folding chair and popped open our box lunch when the corpse floated by.

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Born: December 11, 1939 (age 85)
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